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it will bring jobs back to america. it will bring more revenue. we also know if we clean up the code and make it simpler, the tax code will be more efficient. the current code only collects about 85% of what is due the government. it is clear if you have a simpler, cleaner, more fair tax code, that efficiency, the effectiveness and efficiency of the tax code increases exponentially. jake? >> [inaudible] more people voted for democrats than republicans. why'd you have any leverage whatsoever? >> there is a republican majority in the house. the american people reelected the republican majority, and i am proud of the fact that our team and a very difficult year was able to maintain our majority. there are a lot of races out there outstanding, but, jake, it is clear as a political party we have some work to do. i think the principles of our party are sound. we believe in individual responsibility. we believe in empowering our citizens. we believe in the american dream. we want that dream for everyone. but how we talk about who we are as a party is cle
it will bring jobs back to america. it will bring more revenue. we also know if we clean up the code and make it simpler, the tax code will be more efficient. the current code only collects about 85% of what is due the government. it is clear if you have a simpler, cleaner, more fair tax code, that efficiency, the effectiveness and efficiency of the tax code increases exponentially. jake? >> [inaudible] more people voted for democrats than republicans. why'd you have any leverage...
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america has got a real problem. if we do not change, and we just take the theory and stick our heads in the ground, it will not be long before all america will be able to do is take care of a couple of old coots like me and al and buy a few tanks. we have to change. if you like education, if you think we should be investing in research, if you think we should be doing something about this $4 trillion of deferred maintenance we have on our highways and bridges, then we'd better grow up, and we better understand that we have got to make some cuts throughout this budget or we will not be able to invest in anything that america has to invest in to be competitive in the future and in a knowledge-based economy. >> something has changed since december 2010, and that is the kind of support you're getting from some in the business community. are you satisfied with the level of support, and are those business leaders going far enough in offering specifics, what they are willing to sacrifice, whether it is corporate tax rates
america has got a real problem. if we do not change, and we just take the theory and stick our heads in the ground, it will not be long before all america will be able to do is take care of a couple of old coots like me and al and buy a few tanks. we have to change. if you like education, if you think we should be investing in research, if you think we should be doing something about this $4 trillion of deferred maintenance we have on our highways and bridges, then we'd better grow up, and we...
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and the greatest issue in america today is jobs. and the reason is mom and dad are working, the family is stronger t children are stronger. it all works for a stronger america and stronger communities. that is what mitt romney and paul ryan will give us, stronger families and stronger communities. and it's not theory. i have to tell you ladies and gentlemen if there's anything we need no government today it's people who know how to create jobs. we need that and mitt romney has been a successful job creator and when they attack him those are people that don't understand how to rise america. he's a proven job creator and then he went into government. and he took the state of massachusetts from deficits to surplus, from job losses to job gains. and let's think about his pure leadership capability in those olympics. he didn't lead with a title and he didn't lead with anything other than the ability of a human being to raise the bar of everybody else. you know what, my kids are 12 years old. i want an america that will give the next gene
and the greatest issue in america today is jobs. and the reason is mom and dad are working, the family is stronger t children are stronger. it all works for a stronger america and stronger communities. that is what mitt romney and paul ryan will give us, stronger families and stronger communities. and it's not theory. i have to tell you ladies and gentlemen if there's anything we need no government today it's people who know how to create jobs. we need that and mitt romney has been a successful...
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america must do that. it is doing it as a result of a bill we passed, the american recovery and reinvestment act. we need to continue on that path. currency reforms. under democratic leadership, we pass a bipartisan bill that sought to level the playing field by holding accountable companies that manipulate to gain unfair advantages. we know china is doing that. we know others are doing that. we need to pass legislation that will again send it to the senate a bill which will level the playing field for our manufacturers and our competitors. i am pleased to yield now to my good friend from south carolina, the assistant leader of the house of representatives. >> thank you very much. despite coming up about 44 votes short of to 18, -- 218, to prevent our nation of being devastated, republicans in washington continue to play liberal games. they have turned the my way or the highway into my way or the runway. that is what is taking place. the federal aviation the administration has been bottled up now. this is
america must do that. it is doing it as a result of a bill we passed, the american recovery and reinvestment act. we need to continue on that path. currency reforms. under democratic leadership, we pass a bipartisan bill that sought to level the playing field by holding accountable companies that manipulate to gain unfair advantages. we know china is doing that. we know others are doing that. we need to pass legislation that will again send it to the senate a bill which will level the playing...
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not morning in america. not -- here is my plan for the future, here is my entitlement reform, here is my plan. the republicans actually voted for and wrote down a real budget scored by cbo twice with virtually every republican voting for it in the house. they said it was the son of the house was the body that actually went through and give it more than once. they made it clear where they were going. obama ran against romney because he was going to raise taxes. the president won a mandate not to be romney for the next four years. because from the gives people cancer and is a bad person and is mean to dogs. he did not make a case for what he wants to do. he did not spend time on that in either defending his record or making the case what the next four years will look like, other than romney would be a bad person. but deadlock and gridlock is better than moving in the wrong direction. stasis the last two years have been an improvement than the first two years of his administration. talking about presidential le
not morning in america. not -- here is my plan for the future, here is my entitlement reform, here is my plan. the republicans actually voted for and wrote down a real budget scored by cbo twice with virtually every republican voting for it in the house. they said it was the son of the house was the body that actually went through and give it more than once. they made it clear where they were going. obama ran against romney because he was going to raise taxes. the president won a mandate not to...
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america has avoided defaulting. the fears and concerns of americans across the board are considered by this congress and as a result, we have come together on a bipartisan basis. the down payment on the deficit included in this bill comes primarily from working families and those struggling in america. if we are going to have true deficit reduction, we have to put everything on the table and put everything on the table. the committee has a particular responsibility here for another $1.50 trillion in savings. let us make sure that we do it in a fair and just manner for all the people in america. and we will spell out that we address the number one issue, creating jobs for people in this economy. >> washington, the nation, the world can breathe a sigh of relief. the crisis that would have continued if we defaulted, the recession has been diverted. but we have a lot more work to do. a lot more work to do. the bill, which had things as the leader mentioned, a lot of things we did not like. it had some things we like, pa
america has avoided defaulting. the fears and concerns of americans across the board are considered by this congress and as a result, we have come together on a bipartisan basis. the down payment on the deficit included in this bill comes primarily from working families and those struggling in america. if we are going to have true deficit reduction, we have to put everything on the table and put everything on the table. the committee has a particular responsibility here for another $1.50...
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god bless america. [applause] ooh baby here i am signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours ♪ ♪ >> first and foremost we have to create an environment that our small businesses can thriver. when we look at tax reform that's needed for the whole nation. when we look at the border we need comprehensive imfwration reform. our immigration system is broken. we can't get workers to go back and forth. these problems create an impediment to commerce. so we have to be able to provide a work force that can move back and forth easily and we can't do that because of all the impedestrian ments that are not there by having an effective immigration policy. >> some of the issues have to do with the issue that was raised here with regard to being near the border, seasonal work that comes on and being especially susceptible to trends in unemployment and the economy. we need some things here desperately. we need a commuter plane come across and go back. that's not easily allowed in our system. we need sequestration that is
god bless america. [applause] ooh baby here i am signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours ♪ ♪ >> first and foremost we have to create an environment that our small businesses can thriver. when we look at tax reform that's needed for the whole nation. when we look at the border we need comprehensive imfwration reform. our immigration system is broken. we can't get workers to go back and forth. these problems create an impediment to commerce. so we have to be able to provide a work force...
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people from latin america? all the people from asia, europe, who are waiting in line, waiting in line for years, paying thousands of dollars to lawyers to get here -- to me, that is the racism right there. why are we just excepting latinos? what do you call yourself latinos? you are americans. if you get here legally, you are americans. host: respond. guest: we are an organization that has a membership of latino elected officials. that is part of the mission. we believe that, by greater participation of latinos and hispanics in the civic and political process of united states, we are a better nation. i believe there is nothing wrong with that. i actually think that, like i said, we're better for it. in terms of immigration reform, we are talking about a broken system that needs to be reformed. the de facto situation, where there are 12 million to 13 million undocumented immigrants in the united states, something needs to be done about it. we agree there needs to be a process, where the immigrant pays a fine, go
people from latin america? all the people from asia, europe, who are waiting in line, waiting in line for years, paying thousands of dollars to lawyers to get here -- to me, that is the racism right there. why are we just excepting latinos? what do you call yourself latinos? you are americans. if you get here legally, you are americans. host: respond. guest: we are an organization that has a membership of latino elected officials. that is part of the mission. we believe that, by greater...
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not in america. that's why, while some folks were willing to let the auto industry go under, you know who i'm talking about, with more than a million jobs that would have been lost, barack had the backs of american workers. and that's why today, the american auto industry is back on its feet again. and yes, while we still have a way to go to completely rebuild this economy, there are more and more clear signs every day that we are on the road to recovery. exports have grown by 45%. this morning, we learned that companies hired more workers in october than any time in the last eight months. the majority of my husband's presidency, now 32 straight months, private sector job growth, nearly 5.5 million new jobs created under this administration, good jobs, right here in the united states of america. now, when it comes to giving our young people the education they deserve, understand this, barack knows that like me, and like so many of you, there is absolutely no way we could have gone to college without
not in america. that's why, while some folks were willing to let the auto industry go under, you know who i'm talking about, with more than a million jobs that would have been lost, barack had the backs of american workers. and that's why today, the american auto industry is back on its feet again. and yes, while we still have a way to go to completely rebuild this economy, there are more and more clear signs every day that we are on the road to recovery. exports have grown by 45%. this...
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we, as news people are a reflection of america. america is not a reflection of news people. the level of self importance that reporters should never have. it bothers me. it is not unusual. we get blamed for certain things, but we are just trying to report what we see. as newspapers and news organizations drift in directions a think, to pander to a particular audience, it is because that need exists. america has become more polarized and more separated somehow. it will be interesting to see. i am fascinated by the process in washington right now. we are covering it intensely. if there is one thing that stood out for me in covering the election, it was not so much the two different sides of america. those extremes are way out there. most americans are pretty reasonable. almost all americans are sick and tired of this fighting in washington. they want some kind of agreement to be reached, even to show us they can work together. we look for that as americans in our government. figure it out. figure it out together. all of those things are mixed into the same story. in the next t
we, as news people are a reflection of america. america is not a reflection of news people. the level of self importance that reporters should never have. it bothers me. it is not unusual. we get blamed for certain things, but we are just trying to report what we see. as newspapers and news organizations drift in directions a think, to pander to a particular audience, it is because that need exists. america has become more polarized and more separated somehow. it will be interesting to see. i...
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but for america. because it's the right thing to do and without it we all know where this country is headed. mr. speaker, with that i yield back the balance of my time. search the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011,, the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. whitfield, for 30 minutes. mr. whitfield: thank you very much, mr. speaker. we all recognize that in this country we recently had a national election. we have a lot of new members of the house of representatives. we have new united states senators. president obama and vice president biden are back in their offices. we have had new office holders elected in many states and local communities as well. and while we have a lot of change in the elected offices, we all know that a big part of government relates to what we refer to as the exec
but for america. because it's the right thing to do and without it we all know where this country is headed. mr. speaker, with that i yield back the balance of my time. search the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011,, the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. whitfield, for 30...
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also the editor of america's greatest newspaper columns. now, ladies and gentlemen, let's listen to a conversation on growing up in the white house. please join me in welcoming susan ford bales, lynda johnson robb, and john to the stage. [applause] >> by way of beginning, last night, we were sitting up late talking about today's talk. you are quoted in it. gosh, i don't have a copy of it. magically, there was a copy. i went to the page. it was called "touring dixie with lbj." written may 10, 1964. this was meant to be. here are the opening lines about lbj in which lynda is featured later in the column. touring the south with president johnson is like going back to the old evangelical chautauqua circuit. [laughter] this is clearly meant to be. as was indicated, we're going to have a casual conversation. history behind the scenes and personal life and the white house. obviously you have two wonderful, unique people with unique experiences. both of your father's ascended the presidency during great national trauma. your unique vantage point is
also the editor of america's greatest newspaper columns. now, ladies and gentlemen, let's listen to a conversation on growing up in the white house. please join me in welcoming susan ford bales, lynda johnson robb, and john to the stage. [applause] >> by way of beginning, last night, we were sitting up late talking about today's talk. you are quoted in it. gosh, i don't have a copy of it. magically, there was a copy. i went to the page. it was called "touring dixie with lbj."...